1st step into Modeling

[Hsb]

For months Ive been debating do I want to try a modeling setup or not and if I did, didi I want a Pod Go or a Headrush MX5, well ran out yesterday, had some gift cards to GC, played with the PodGo for a bit and ended up deciding to go w the MX5, I preferred the size of the Pod Go, but couple things I preferred on the MX5 vs the Pod Go, one MX5 has a touch screen, it also has the ability to model 2 amps at a time, which I believe the Pod Go can not do and if the reviews I reviews I read at correct, the MX5 has better memory than the Pod Go.

Now I know the Pod Go and Line 6 are at the forefront of modeling tech, but being the rebel I am, I went with the MX5. Now if GC had the HeadRush Gigboard in stock, I may have sprung for that as the store had it priced the same as the MX5 and the Pod Go.

Been sitting here for a good portion of the day going through the presets, I cant say I have ever played a Triple Rec or a Peavy 5150, but this does sound pretty damn good.

Have it set up running through the power section of my Marshall for now, may eventually get a pedal board power amp and not abuse my Marshall, its old and needs some rest.

 

[Mincer]

For anyone diving into modeling, I certainly recommend trying them in person...not just the sound, but how you get around on the unit itself. It is also worth it to download the editing software and see how easy it is to use, if you can. Modeling varies wildly by company, and watching videos or reading forums really is a poor substitute for actually getting your hands on the units themselves.

 

[Hsb]

One thing you mentioned Dave, I forgot to mention, with Headrush, there is no computer editting, its all done in the unit. There is two times you connect the Headrush unit to yiu computer is updates or if you are running into a daw.

Spent several hours yesterday just going through the many rigs in the unit and it kinda amazed me how some of the rigs in it inspired. Im a dirt guy through and through but some of the Fender Vibrolux and a chorus really jazzed me for something different.

I really havent delved much into editting the rigs within the unit yet, but what I did see, it is pretty indepth but not complicated.

I will probably always second guess muself should I have bought the Pod Go vs the MX5, but if I boight the Pod Go, Id probably be second guessing myself there also

 

[Synapsys]

I've been looking at the MX5 for playing at home and for rehearsing, because it would easier to get effects chains closer to my Helix Floor than with the Pod Go, and getting that in a very portable unit is definitely a plus.

I may add that you will need a computer for the MXr in order to do backups and manage IRs.

And although I have been a Line6 products user for over 20 years, the MX5 is a way better and more flexible unit, spec-wise, than the Pod Go

 

[Chistopher]

I did a little bit of wrist modeling in college, but haven't touched it since. Be careful though, it's a pipeline into the adult industry if you're not careful.

 

[Mincer]

One thing you mentioned Dave, I forgot to mention, with Headrush, there is no computer editting, its all done in the unit. There is two times you connect the Headrush unit to yiu computer is updates or if you are running into a daw.

Spent several hours yesterday just going through the many rigs in the unit and it kinda amazed me how some of the rigs in it inspired. Im a dirt guy through and through but some of the Fender Vibrolux and a chorus really jazzed me for something different.

I really havent delved much into editting the rigs within the unit yet, but what I did see, it is pretty indepth but not complicated.

I will probably always second guess muself should I have bought the Pod Go vs the MX5, but if I boight the Pod Go, Id probably be second guessing myself there also

Actually, if the unit is easy enough to edit without a computer, that is great, too. I don't know how in-depth you need the editing to get, but if the base tones are great, that rocks.

 

[Hsb]

Base tones so far are really good, for example, for a SD1, it may have three or four preset options to choose from, all of which you can tweak to your needs from volume of the effect to gain. Eq, etc.

Its also touch screen and drop and drag items in your entire chain as desired.

 

[Aceman]

Good sound is good sound. I'd venture to say a lot of what you think is this or that is modeled these days. And in the past as well.

The Fender Twin and the Vox AC30 and the 5150 on my old Roland Cube 30 are great sounds period - don't care how it makes them.

 

[Gtrjunior]

I was skeptical about modeling but once I get the Kemper I changed my mind quick.
The tech has come a long, long way and you’d be hard pressed to hear the difference if you didn’t know beforehand what the real amp actually was.

The Kemper has both computer and unit based editing so no matter the situation (home, rehearsal or gig) you can make changes on the fly.

 

[Synapsys]

Hsb, does the MX5 have a noticeable gap in sound when changing presets?

 

[Hsb]

Hsb, does the MX5 have a noticeable gap in sound when changing presets?

The only time I notice any gap, is if I am switching from one particular amp to another, say a Mesa to a Fender, but it is like a half a second gap. If what I have on has two amps in it and I turn one off or turn off a pedal, its a smooth transition, just as if you were to turn off any other pedal.

 

[Mincer]

I know Fractal gets around the gap by presets having a series of 'scenes' which can contain vastly different settings.

 

[Hsb]

Headrush is set up the same way, each group of amps/effects are called scenes, so its switching from one scene to another. The gap is very brief and wouldnt notice it if you were not playing while switching scenes.

 

[Bogner]

Congrats on your new rig! A lot of these various rigs are super nice. The key is finding one you like and can work with. Once you really know how to use these things and can extract from them all they have to offer you will most likely get a great usable tone(s). The learning curve was my issue and I am still learning things on my Kemper stuff. Getting all the potential out of these units is key. I think often times people dismiss all kinds of modeling units because they don't understand them and want them to be something that they are not. YMMV

 

[Synapsys]

Thanks, Hsb!

 

[Bogner]

I was skeptical about modeling but once I get the Kemper I changed my mind quick.
The tech has come a long, long way and you’d be hard pressed to hear the difference if you didn’t know beforehand what the real amp actually was.

The Kemper has both computer and unit based editing so no matter the situation (home, rehearsal or gig) you can make changes on the fly.

Modeling vs. Profiling :wall: